Inflation: Are retailers running out of options?

Retail's inflation dilemma

Inflation spiralling as real wages dwindle is putting retailers in a bind about passing the cost on to consumers.

In the month before the Brexit vote inflation stood at only 0.3%, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index. But it has now spiralled to its highest level in five years – 2.9%.

 

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